If you must look at Linux you might find this useful: www.pcsoft.fr/us/

WinDev is a rad tool like VFP with a native database like VFP plus SQL connectivity, mobile, .Net, Windows, Linux database hosting, and more. They are looking at porting the application side to Linux as well.



>Hi Thomas,
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>Thanks for the input.... I'm going to check out both Recital and Wine. Given the way things are going these days another alternative might just be the ticket. Don't forget.... Foxbase ran under SCO Unix years ago and even before Microsoft was involved.
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>thanks,
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>Don
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>>Paul McNett gives a good guide to installing VFP under Linux.
>>You can obtain the information at this page.
>>http://www.pm-sc.com/vfp/wine/vfp-wine-whitepaper.pdf
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>>You may be interested a book that Paul McNett is writing.
>>It is available at http://paul.dabodev.com/doc/book/html-chunk/index.html
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>>Good luck.